John D. Rockefeller

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit — a reputation, character.

The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.

It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.

I was early taught to work as well as play,My life has been one long, happy holiday;Full of work and full of play —I dropped the worry on the way —And God was good to me every day.

I believe the power to make money is a gift of God … to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.

I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.

“We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.”

I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake.

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.